Education
Fraudsters Eating Your Lunch
In July, the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) released an investigative report entitled, “Fraudulent School Lunch Program Applications Filed by Public Employees.” The OSC discovered that 83 public employees, 26 individuals that were...
Beyond its Intended Scope – The Pell Grant Predicament
On July 1, 2013, the interest rate for federally subsidized student loans doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Lawmakers left for the July 4 recess without addressing the increase, in part due to differing opinions regarding the extent to which...
The Devil is in the Details on STEM Consolidation
There is little doubt that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs are essential to the nation’s ability to compete in the global economy.
Chicago Teacher Strike Highlights Importance of Public Pension Reform
Chicago Teacher Strike Highlights Importance of Public Pension Reform
Higher Education: The Next Bubble
The nation’s outstanding student loan balance climbed to more than $1 trillion in May, which includes $460.2 billion held by the federal government. If the higher education bubble bursts, taxpayers will have to clean up the mess.
Spending Cut Alert: Labor, HHS, Education
For Immediate Release October 18, 2011
Agriculture Bill Well-Fertilized with Earmarks
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2011
Despite Federal Largesse, Educational Performance Remains Unchanged
On May 16, President Obama traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to deliver the commencement address for graduates of Booker T. Washington High School. The school has had notable improvements in academic performance, and won the administration’s Race to...
CAGW Issues Spending Cut Alert: National Endowment for The Arts
CAGW Issues Spending Cut Alert: National Endowment for The Arts
Sens. Cochran, Collins, and Shelby December Porkers of the Month
For Immediate Release: December 21, 2009
